Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2024 / Proposed Rules 106399 

Agency (Ohio EPA) on November 4, 

2024. Ohio EPA requested that EPA 

approve the revised rules for nitrogen 

oxide standards in the Ohio 

Administrative Code into Ohio’s SIP. 

The revised rules include nonsubstantive updates to rule language 

and updates to referenced material. The 

revisions will assist with Ohio’s efforts 

to attain and maintain the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

nitrogen dioxide. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 29, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2024–0529 at https://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

langman.michael@epa.gov. For 

comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once submitted, 

comments cannot be edited or removed 

from the docket. EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI), 

Proprietary Business Information (PBI), 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e. 

on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI, PBI, or 

multimedia submissions, and general 

guidance on making effective 

comments, please visit https://

wwww.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Delaney Kilgour, Air and Radiation 

Division (AR–18J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 

60604, (312) 886–1106, 

kilgour.delaney@epa.gov. The EPA 

Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Final Rules section of this issue of the 

Federal Register, EPA is approving the 

state’s SIP submittal as a direct final 

rule without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this rule, no 

further activity is contemplated. If EPA 

receives such comments, the direct final 

rule will be withdrawn and all public 

comments received will be addressed in 

a subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 

second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. Please note 

that if EPA receives adverse comment 

on an amendment, paragraph, or section 

of this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

EPA may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. For additional 

information, see the direct final rule 

which is located in the Rules section of 

this Federal Register. 

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

Debra Shore, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30735 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 70 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2024–0282; FRL–12468– 

01–R5] 

Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Title V 

Operating Permit Rules Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

revisions to Ohio EPA’s title V rules. 

These revisions include revisions to the 

definition of hazardous air pollutants 

and requirements for a permit statement 

of basis that are consistent with recent 

Federal rulemaking actions. Other 

changes are insignificant and part of the 

state’s statutory five-year review of 

adopted regulations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 29, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2024–0282 at https://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

damico.genevieve@epa.gov. For 

comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once submitted, 

comments cannot be edited or removed 

from the docket. EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI), 

Proprietary Business Information (PBI), 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e. 

on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI, PBI, or 

multimedia submissions, and general 

guidance on making effective 

comments, please visit https://

wwww.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam 

Portanova, Air Permits Section, Air and 

Radiation Division (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–3189, 

portanova.sam@epa.gov. The EPA 

Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Final Rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the state’s 

submittal as a direct final rule without 

prior proposal because the Agency 

views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this rule, no 

further activity is contemplated. If EPA 

receives such comments, the direct final 

rule will be withdrawn and all public 

comments received will be addressed in 

a subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 

second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. Please note 

that if EPA receives adverse comment 

on an amendment, paragraph, or section 

of this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

EPA may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. For additional 

information, see the direct final rule 

which is located in the Rules section of 

this Federal Register. 


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106400 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2024 / Proposed Rules 

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

Debra Shore, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30740 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[241220–0333] 

RIN 0648–BN29 

International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna 

Fisheries; 2025–2026 Commercial 

Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin 

Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

availability of a draft environmental 

assessment; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is proposing 

regulations under the Tuna Conventions 

Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to 

implement Inter-American Tropical 

Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution 

C–24–02 (Measures for the Conservation 

and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the 

Eastern Pacific Ocean) adopted by the 

IATTC in September 2024. This 

proposed rule would implement annual 

and trip limits on United States 

commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna 

(Thunnus orientalis) (PBF) in the 

eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) for 2025– 

2026. This action is necessary to 

conserve PBF and for the United States 

to satisfy its obligations as a member of 

the IATTC. In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), NMFS also announces the 

availability of a draft environmental 

assessment (EA) that analyzes the 

potential effects of the associated 

proposed rule. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule, 

draft environmental assessment, and 

supporting documents must be 

submitted in writing by January 29, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: A plain language summary 

of this proposed rule is available at 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

NOAA-NMFS-2024-0146. 

You may submit comments on this 

document, identified by NOAA–NMFS– 

2024–0146 or the draft environmental 

assessment by: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2024–0146’’ in the 

Search box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ 

icon, complete the required fields, and 

enter or attach your comments. 

Comments must be submitted 

electronically to ensure they are 

received, documented, and considered 

by NMFS. Comments sent by any other 

method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted for public viewing 

on www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Please specify whether the 

comments provided are associated with 

the proposed rule, draft environmental 

assessment, or other supporting 

documents. 

Copies of the draft Regulatory Impact 

Review (RIR) and other supporting 

documents are available via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov, docket NOAA– 

NMFS–2024–0146 or contact Highly 

Migratory Species Branch, Amanda 

Munro, NMFS, Amanda.Munro@

noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Munro, NMFS, (619) 407–9284, 

Amanda.Munro@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background on the IATTC 

The United States is a member of the 

IATTC, which was established in 1949 

and operates under the Convention for 

the Strengthening of the Inter-American 

Tropical Tuna Commission Established 

by the 1949 Convention between the 

United States of America and the 

Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua 

Convention). 

The IATTC consists of 21 member 

nations and 5 cooperating non-member 

nations. The IATTC facilitates scientific 

research into, as well as the 

conservation and management of, tuna 

and tuna-like species in the IATTC 

Convention Area. The IATTC 

Convention Area is defined as waters of 

the EPO within the area bounded by the 

west coast of the Americas and by 50° 

N latitude, 150° W longitude, and 50° S 

latitude. The IATTC maintains a 

scientific research and fishery 

monitoring program and regularly 

assesses the status of tuna, shark, and 

billfish stocks in the EPO to determine 

appropriate catch limits and other 

measures to promote sustainable 

fisheries and prevent overexploitation. 

The text of the Antigua Convention 

can be found here: https://

www.iattc.org/PDFFiles/IATTCInstruments/_English/IATTC_Antigua_

Convention%20Jun%202003.pdf. 

International Obligations of the United 

States Under the Convention 

As a Party to the Antigua Convention 

and a member of the IATTC, the United 

States is legally bound to implement 

decisions of the IATTC. The TCA, 16 

U.S.C. 951 et seq., directs the Secretary 

of Commerce, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State and, with respect to 

enforcement measures, the U.S. Coast 

Guard, to promulgate such regulations 

as may be necessary to carry out the 

United States’ obligations under the 

Antigua Convention, including 

recommendations and decisions 

adopted by the IATTC. The authority of 

the Secretary of Commerce to 

promulgate such regulations has been 

delegated to NMFS. All resolutions 

adopted by the IATTC can be found 

online: http://iattc.org/ 

ResolutionsActiveENG.htm. 

Pacific Bluefin Tuna Stock Status 

In 2011, NMFS determined 

overfishing was occurring on PBF (76 

FR 28422, May 17, 2011), which is 

considered a single Pacific-wide stock. 

In 2013, based on the results of a stock 

assessment conducted by the 

International Scientific Committee for 

Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the 

North Pacific Ocean (ISC), NMFS 

determined that PBF was not only 

subject to overfishing, but was also 

overfished (78 FR 41033, July 9, 2013). 

Subsequently, based on the results of 

the 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 ISC 

stock assessments, NMFS determined 

that PBF continued to be overfished and 

subject to overfishing (See 80 FR 12621, 

March 10, 2015; 82 FR 18434, April 19, 

2017; 84 FR 19905, May 7, 2019; 86 FR 

9910, Feb. 17, 2021). 

Since 2016, the IATTC and the 

Northern Committee (NC) to the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission (WCPFC) have held annual 

joint working group meetings intended 

to develop a Pacific-wide approach to 

management of PBF. Joint IATTC– 

WCPFC NC Working Group (JWG) 

recommendations have included 

establishing rebuilding targets and 

criteria that must be met before 

considering catch limit increases. 

Conservation measures adopted by the 


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